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Financings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 12, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 29, 2013
Oct. 23, 2013
Jan. 31, 2012
Jan. 25, 2012
Jan. 20, 2012
Feb. 17, 2015
Feb. 09, 2015
Feb. 03, 2015
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Stock issued during period 3,636,926us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues                  
Expected net proceeds from issuance of common stock   $ 94.6ziop_ExpectedNetProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock                
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.                    
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Stock issued during period     2,145,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
14,300,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
464,401us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
9,650,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
       
Issuance & sale of common stock in public offering price per share       $ 3.50ziop_PublicOfferingNetPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
    $ 5.20ziop_PublicOfferingNetPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
     
Option granted, exercisable period       30 days     30 days      
Option to purchase common stock       2,145,000ziop_OptionsToPurchaseCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
    1,447,500ziop_OptionsToPurchaseCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
     
Sale of stock price per share       $ 3.29us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
    $ 4.888us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
     
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock     53.9ziop_NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
  49.2ziop_NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
         
Issuance & sale of common stock in public offering             9,650,000ziop_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPublicOffering
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
     
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | Total                    
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Stock issued during period         10,114,401us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ ziop_SaleOfStockAxis
= ziop_TotalMember
         
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | Subsequent Event                    
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Stock issued during period               1,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
10,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
10,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
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Issuance & sale of common stock in public offering price per share                   $ 8.75ziop_PublicOfferingNetPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Option granted, exercisable period                   30 days
Option to purchase common stock                   1,500,000ziop_OptionsToPurchaseCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Sale of stock price per share                   $ 8.225us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Expected net proceeds from issuance of common stock               $ 94.2ziop_ExpectedNetProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ziop_JpMorganSecuritiesIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember